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‘RoboCop’ Reboot Series Reportedly Greenlit by Amazon
Amazon MGM Studios has reportedly given the green light to “RoboCop,” a new series based on the classic dystopian sci-fi action film.
The Ankler broke the news in an article dissecting Peter Friedlander’s first six months as Amazon’s head of global television.
The “RoboCop” series was announced back in 2024, with Peter Ocko (“Pushing Daisies,” “Dead Like Me”) as showrunner and master of horror James Wan producing via Atomic Monster, but it’s unknown if that team is still in place.
That version is said to follow the premise of the films, focusing on a giant tech conglomerate which collaborates with the local police department to introduce a technologically advanced enforcer to combat rising crime — a police officer who’s part man, part machine.
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop was released in 1987. It was followed by RoboCop 2 in 1990, RoboCop 3 in 1993, and a remake in 2014.
The Amazon series will mark the character’s fifth small-screen foray, following the 1988 “RoboCop” animated series, 1994’s “RoboCop: The Series,” 1998’s “RoboCop: Alpha Commando,” and 2001’s “RoboCop: Prime Directives.”
The Ghostbusters franchise returns to the world of animation with brand new Netflix series “Ghostbusters: Night Shift,” and the official logo has been revealed this weekend.
Expect “Ghostbusters: Night Shift” to clock in on Netflix in 2027!
Netflix previews, “Ghostbusters: Night Shift, a series from Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation based on the beloved Ghostbusters franchise, will debut exclusively on Netflix in 2027.
“The new series marks the next chapter in the franchise’s ghoul-catching legacy, bringing supernatural comedy and paranormal action back to animation.”
The upcoming animated series from Netflix will be executive produced by Ben Hibon, Elliott Kalan, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Amie Karp, and Dan Aykroyd.
Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, director of the original Ghostbusters features, and Kenan co-wrote the franchise’s most recent installments, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire.
“This isn’t the first time the Ghostbusters universe has gone animated,” Netflix reminds in their press release today. “The 1980s and ’90s saw The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters take over the small screen. For now, you can rest assured: If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, a Ghostbuster will be on the job — even if it’s after hours.”
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